A classic rock album from the 1960s or 1970s you feel like you should have listened to in its entirety by now, but never have

Traffic, Traffic (1968): left me unsatisfied; its two big songs do better as covers. After Blind Faith, Blind Faith (1969), I realized that a little Steve Winwood goes a long way. So I enjoyed Eric Clapton playing the blues on Cream, Disraeli Gears (1967).

A piece specifically for children by a composer or songwriter who usually writes for adults

Imogen Heap, “The Happy Song” (2019)

A top hit from the year you were born—from a country other than your own

Peter Alexander, “Der Mond hält seine Wacht” (1956): wacky backing vocals. Also popular in Germany that year was “Sie heiß Mary Ann,” to the tune of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons,” but nothing to do with coal mining.

Two different tracks that sample the same song

Run-D.M.C., “Run’s House”; and LL Cool J, “The Boomin’ System”: I did not know about James Brown’s “The Funky Drummer.”

A song sung by two or more siblings

Fred and Adele Astaire, “Fascinating Rhythm” (1924)

The soundtrack for a film in a language other than English

Yann Tiersen, Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001)

An art music composition (broadly defined) that received its premiere in an African country